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Dedicated Server Hosting / Dedicate Sercer

2009-06-26T23:39:00.000-07:00

A dedicated server hosting(dedicated service or managed hosting service) is a type of Internet hosting in which the client leases an entire server not shared with anyone. This is more flexible and secure than shared hosting, as organizations have full control over the server(s), including choice of operating system, hardware, etc.
From a single web server to a comprehensive multi-server solution, dedicated server hosting gives you the hardware and management services you need for a low fixed monthly fee. Dedicated Web hosting reduces up front costs while giving you the flexibility to expand and change as your business requires. Explore the components of your custom dedicated server solution, designed for your needs and budget.
Server administration can usually be provided by the hosting company as an add-on service. In some cases a dedicated server can offer less overhead and a larger return on investment. Dedicated servers are most often housed in data centers, similar to colocation facilities, providing redundant power sources and HVAC systems. In contrast to collocation, the server hardware is owned by the provider and in some cases they will provide support for your operating system or applications.

Dedicate Hosting Server management can include some or all of the following:

* Operating system updates
* Application updates
* Server monitoring
* SNMP hardware monitoring
* Application monitoring
* Technical support
* Firewall services
* Antivirus updates
* Security audits
* DDoS protection and mitigation
* Intrusion detection
* Backups and restoration
* Disaster recovery
* DNS hosting service
* Load balancing
* Database administration
* Performance tuning
* Software installation and configuration
* User management
* Programming consultation

Network and Security

Once your needs grow beyond a single server, your dedicated server hosting environment requires a network and security infrastructure. Multi-tier environments may include private-backend networks to segregate communications, firewalls to control access and load balancers to enable scalable and redundant applications.

Storage and Backup
Dedicate Server should have a broad range of server backup options to ensure your critical data is always protected.

Dedicated hosting server providers define their level of management based on the services they provide.

Get Best Picture Quality on LCD Monitor

2009-06-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

When we bought the new LCD, we just plugged it to our computer and tried to set some suitable resolutions. We were not at all happy to see the image quality as the pixels were not sharp and crisp. We even faced difficulty in reading the text on screen as it got bit blur.

Here is how we fixed it to get the best picture quality on our LCD Monitor.

1. Install the drivers that come along with your monitor:

Although LCD Monitors are considered to be plug-and-play, but in order to get the best picture quality, you should install the drivers which come along the monitor. You may also get some software tools to adjust all the monitor related settings in an easy way.

2. Correct Resolution :

Every LCD Display has a native resolution or optimum resolution, this is the resolution at which it will give the best picture quality. Set the resolution to native or optimum resolution. Check the optimum resolution in the menu or manual of the monitor. You may not find this resolution in the option of your graphics settings. In such case, you need to upgrade your graphics driver.
(In Windows XP, just right click on a clear part of the desktop and click Properties to bring up the Display window. Click the Settings tab at the top. Drag the slider in the "screen resolution" field right to set the resolution to the highest setting. Click OK and then the LCD monitor will start using that new resolution)
3. Enable clear-type in appearance settings :
Clear type will make the text look really smooth and easy to read. Follow the below steps to enable clear-type effect.

Right click on desktop --> click Properties --> Click on Appearance tab --> Click on Effect button

4. Adjust Contrast and brightness:
Set the contrast and brightness both to 50 percent. Now increase the contrast to a level (more than 50%) which makes you view the screen comfortably. Now decrease the brightness (to less than 50%) to a level which makes you see the picture best. Higher contrast and lower brightness gives a pleasant picture quality.

That’s simple, isn’t it.??
Tips:

Read the manual that came with the LCD monitor, it should have this information listed.
Go to you graphics card manufacturer's web site and download the latest drivers.

Change serial number of Windows Xp

2009-06-23T06:46:00.000-07:00

Do you ever try to change your serial number of windows xp operating system?
Here is the way.....
Step 01:

Go to Start --> Run(or click Windows key +R) and open the run prompt

Then type the command "regedit" click OK to open registry editor.

Then Go to "HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents,"

on the right double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows.

Click OK and close the Registry Editor.

Step 02:

Open Run prompt (windows+R) and type the command:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
click Enter

This will bring up the "Activate Windows" window.
Check the option for "Yes" and then "I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows" and click "Next"

Step 03:

Then click "Change Product Key" don't enter any other information on that screen

Step 04:

Type in the new key and click on "Update".
The activate Windows by phone window will reappear at this point, just close it by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner of window.

Step 05:

This is the verification step and it's the last step if you done what I already told you before then you should pass this step.
Reboot your system and Go Start Run and type the command:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
and click ENTER

If you see "Windows is already activated" then you are done!

Running Blog on a USB flash drive

2009-06-16T22:52:00.000-07:00

Do you know now you can use your USB Pen drive as “mini server”?

There is an open source WAMP (Windows-Apache-MYSQL-PHP) bundle called XAMPP that are able to run most PHP based scripts directly from the bundle’s installation directory.You can use XAMPP to install many other scripts like Joomla, Drupal, Moodle…etc, and work on them in your leisure time, right from your very own “mini server”. Although XAMPP turns your little USB drive into a “mini server”, the only one who can access “localhost” is you.

Just download it as a zip file, and unpack it onto your USB flash drive. In order to run a site or a blog,If you want to run www.no1-tutorial.co.cc in USB , you need to create a folder with a specific name in the htdocs folder of your XAMPP installation directory.

So, if you named your folder as “no1-tutorial” and your flash drive is named as E:\, the path should look like this:

E:\XAMPP\htdocs\no1-tutorial

So briefly, the steps to run a your blog on a USB flash drive are just:

1. Install XAMPP by unpacking it onto the drive.
2. Click on the icon file named “xampp-control”.
3. Start Apache and MySQL by clicking “start” for each of them.
4. Open a browser window and type in http://localhost/xampp
5.You’ll see a splash screen; click on phpMyAdmin and create a new database with your chosen name by entering it into the empty field and clicking on the “create” button.
6. Copy your blog files into E:\XAMPP\htdocs\no1-tutorial
7.Edit the wp-config-sample.php as you would for a self hosted your blog. You may use the username of “root”, and no password is needed (because the user “root” has by default, all privileges, and no password. )
8.Go to the url http://localhost/no1-tutorial and the rest is history.
See how easy it is....Just try

How to Desable/Enable Pen driver

2009-06-16T01:10:00.000-07:00

USB drives (pen drive) are very useful in these days but a user can easily use to transfer any confidential information from your computer to others and can also upload viruses affected files to your computer by accidentally or deliberately. But you can prevent the users to connect any USB drives in the computer by disabling the ability of "usbstor.sys" (USB driver) to load in system. It will block the USB storage devices only and your system USB keyboard, mouse and others USB devices will work properly.

How to Desable/Enable Pen driver
Uploaded by no1-tutorial

How to Disable Pen drive?

First go to Start --> open "Run" (windows key+r) this will open the run prompt.
Then type "regedit" in run prompt and press Enter. This will open the Registry Editor.
In registry editor locate the given path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR

Here select the "USBSTOR" folder and in right side of the registry editor panel find the value with name "Start".
Double click on "Start" and then set its value 4 under "Value data" section.
Close the Registry editor and restart your computer for changes to apply.

How enable Pen drive?

When you want to restore the default setting, open the Registry Editor and set its value back to 3.
Now again close the Registry editor and restart your computer for changes to apply.

How To Remove USB Pen Drive with Unlocker?

2009-06-13T00:26:00.000-07:00

When you try to remove a USB pen-drive by using “Safely Remove Hardware > Safely remove USB Mass Storage device” option, windows should stop all the read-write operations on the drive so that the drive can be removed.But sometimes when you try to eject the USB device by using “Safely remove USB Mass Storage device” option, it shows a message box which says:
“The Device Generic volume cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device later”
This error comes when you have an application which is running from your pen drive or may be some file or document opened from your pen-drive when you are removing your drive.
In such case its not safe to remove the pen drive as it can get corrupt or get damaged. Many of us face such problem in removing pen-drive. In that case you can use a free application called Unlocker which will help you to remove your pen drive from your windows.

Unlocker is an explorer extension that allows you with a simple right-click of the mouse on a file, folder or pen drive to get rid of error message like the one mentioned above.

Here is the way how to remove USB Pen Drive with Unlocker?

1.First Download Unlocker and install it on your computer.

2. Right click on your USB pen drive in my computer and select Unlocker.

3. A new window will open that will list all the busy handles of files being used on your pen drive. Now click the button which says Unlock All
After clicking Unlock All try to remove your pen drive normally, through “Safely Remove Hardware” dialog.
If still you are not able to remove pen drive then try clicking the Kill Process button in Unlocker.

Enable Task manager

2009-06-11T04:29:00.000-07:00

Task manager can be disabled in system due to some kind of virus activity.If user press alt+ctrl+del to launch windows task manager it gives an error saying “Task Manager is being disabled by your administrator”.

Here is the solution:

To Enable the Disabled Task Manager on your system

**Go to Start-->Run or press window key+r to open run prompt
** Then enter gpedit.msc in the run prompt and click OK
** In the Group Policy settings window

Select User Configuration -->Administrative Templates --> Select System --> Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options --> Select Remove Task Manager

** Double-click the Remove Task Manager option.
** Set the property of this item as disabled.
** Exit the registry and restart to see the effect.

Reset Windows password

2009-06-09T23:09:00.000-07:00

If you forgot your Windows password you will not be able to login to windows.Such a case you have tio reset your password .Here I'll tell you how to do it

There is a convenient way to do it with a Windows NT password recovery CD which can used to reset the password for any account in Windows NT ,Windows 2000 ,Windows XP , Windows Vista.

Follow the below steps to rest your windows password:

1. Download the ISO image from here and burn a CD with this ISO image file.

2. Boot your computer using this bootable CD created in step 1. You may need to set your CD-ROM as first boot device in BIOS in order to boot from it.

3. Once you boot your computer with this CD, you will get a command based interface which is quite self-explanatory. On first screen, press enter key to boot in default mode.
4. After you boot, it gives option, it will show the drive partitions and will give the choice, "Please select the partition number." Press enter if windows is installed on C drive, else select the appropriate partition.

5. Now it will ask " What is path of Windows directory ?", press enter for default value.

6. Now it will show option "Select which part of registry to load" . Type 1 and press enter.

7. This will show the list of users on the windows. Type the name of the user for which you want to reset password and press enter

Windows Optimum

2009-06-09T21:45:00.000-07:00

Windows Optimum is a tool for keeping your computer in an optimum state, far from viruses and malware.Windows Optimum is not an antivirus program, it is active only each opening, when your task is over, you can close Windows Optimum. Using Windows Optimum is very easy .

Windows Optimum is a tool for

Stop any type of program or service in your system.
Remove keys or values from of started applications in the registry or other parameters.
Delete keys and values in the registryr even if access is not permitted, even if you're not the administrator.
Remove any file in your computer, even the file is in use. If the file deletion is impossible, the file will be deleted when you restart the system even if Windows Optimum is not running.
Cancel, or establish restrictions on Windows' Policies.
Manage Windows Services.

The most important thing with Windows Optimum is that you can create a file named tdl (To Do List). This is a list of operations to be executed by Windows Optimum. This list will be created with Windows Optimum and may be executed by Windows Optimum on any other machine.
This file is a kind of patch but can not run without Windows Optimum. Tdl file is typically less than 10kB.

There is no need to uninstall Windows Optimum, just delete the file if you no longer need it.Windows Optimum does not include installation routine in order to reduce its size. The software is portable but the data folder is required for some operations.
The final version will include a setup routine.

Disable AUTORUN autoplay on all drives

2009-06-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

Here I'm going to tell you how to stop autoplay on windows drives.We have been getting lots of virus problems which infect computers through autorun.inf file as autoplay is enabled on the windows drive by default.
To disable autorun for all the drives on your computer, you will need to configure it through windows registry.

Follow the procedure below to stop autoplay on windows drives
1. Open Start --> Run or press Window + r

2.Type regedit.exe and press enter .This will open registry

3. Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER-->Software-->Microsoft--> Windows--> CurrentVersion-->Policies-->Explorer

4. Double-click the NoDriveAutorun registry key and type the value in Hexadecimal as FF (or 255 in Decimal).

5. Exit registry and restart your computer for changes to come into effect.

This is how you can disable autorun on all your drives and at least will prevent autorun activity of virus infected USB pendrives or CD’s and avoid infection through autorun.inf viruses.

Not able to open drives on hard disk by double click

2009-06-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you are not able to open drives on your hard disk by you double clicking on the drives icons or right click on the drive-->explore in My computer in windows XP .

Normally when a virus infects a windows system which causes a drive opening problem, it automatically creates a file named autorun.inf in the root directory of each drive.
This autorun.inf file is a read only ,hidden and a system file and the folder option is also disabled by the virus. This is deliberately done by the virus in order to protect itself. autorun.inf initiates all the activities that the virus performs when you try to open any drive.

You have to just delete this file and restart your system to correct this problem.
Follow the set of commands below to show and delete the autorun.inf

1. Go to Start-->Run and type cmd and press Enter.
or
Go to Start-->All Programs-->Accessories-->command prompt.
( This will open a command prompt window. )

On the command prompt window type the following steps.
2. type cd\
3. type attrib -r -h -s autorun.inf
4. type del autorun.inf
5. now type d: and press Enter for d: drive partition. Now repeat steps 3 and 4. Similarly repeat step 5 for all your hard disk partition.

Restart your system and your trouble will be fixed.

Clear Print Queues

2009-06-04T00:55:00.000-07:00

If you want to delete printing job and you try to delete it from the job printing queue but it does not delete and your printer does not print anything, In such a case the print queue got jammed and all the print jobs fail as the printer does not print anything.
It happens because the print spooler service which is responsible for maintaining and running the print queue gets hanged due to which the print jobs refuse to work and jam the print queue.

Now lets see how to solve this problem
1.First Go to Start Menu --> Run (or press window + r )
2.Then type services.msc and press Enter
3. Locate the service named Print Spooler
4. Right Click and Select Stop
5. Then Open the windows directory at the following path:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS
and Delete everything inside this folder but don’t delete the PRINTERS folder only delete all the contents inside this folder.
5. Now On the services window right click the Print Spooler service again, right click and select start

Now after starting print spooler service go back to print job queue and refresh the queue, you will not see any print jobs there all the print jobs will be removed.

Solutions for computer startup problems

2009-06-04T00:35:00.000-07:00

* Notepad opens at windows startup
* My documents opens at windows startup
Most of PC users have these problems.Here I'm going to tell you how to fixed those kind of problems.
We can solve this problem by change the Userinit registry key value.Because this problem occurs when some programs modifies the Userinit registry key, or if there is a registry change in the Userinit value.

1. Open Start Menu --> Run (or press window + r ) this will open the run prompt

2. Then type regedit and press Enter , this will open registry editor

3. Now, navigate to the following registry key in registry editor

4. Double click the Userinit registry key and set the value
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe, ( The comma at the end of the value should also be there ).

5.Then Exit registry and restart your computer to see the change into effect

How to check hard drive disc for bad sectors and errors

2009-06-03T01:42:00.001-07:00

Everyone should regularly check their hard drive becource there can be things like errors, lost clusters,incorrect file structure and bad sectors. Doing this task you can protract the life of your hard worked hard drive.
you can easily access tools to check the health of your hard drive in windows

Here's how to get there

1. First go to the Start Menu and choose My Computer (if ther is a shortcut in your desktop choose it )
2. Right click on the drive you want to check.( I always check C: drive as it is my main drive.)
3. Then Choose Properties from the drop down menu.
4. Click on the Tools tab
5. Then press check now to scan your hard disc for errors.
6. A dialog box will appear with some choices. Choose to let Windows fix errors automatically.
7. Then press start.
8. When it is finished scanning a report will appear.

see how it is easy ...Just try it now

Assign a letter for a drive

2009-06-03T01:38:00.001-07:00

If you have a drive which Windows XP has no drive letter assignment stored it assigns the first available drive letter. The search goes upwards in the alphabet and starts at 'A' for floppy drives, at 'D' for CD-ROM drives and at 'C' for all other types.
Windows XP can save exactly one assignment per drive letter. So when a drive is attached again it gets the same letter as before. But the drive letter is not reserved while a drive is not present and therefore reassigned to another drive if required. When this happens the former assignment is overwritten and the first drive gets the first available drive letter again even its former drive letter is available when it's being attached. The former assignment just doesn't exist anymore.

BACKUP DATA FROM A VIRUS INFECTED PEN DRIVE

2009-06-03T01:37:00.001-07:00

HOW TO BACKUP DATA FROM A VIRUS INFECTED PEN DRIVE? Most of PC users have this problem.If you insert you pen drive on your computer it may infect your computer also. Some times you may not be able to open the virus infected pen drive in that case it becomes more difficult as the pen drive does not open on double click.
Here I'm going to tell you how can you back up data from your virus infected pen drive.

****** Before backing up data form your virus infected pen drive make sure to disable autorun before connecting your pen drive to your computer and don’t double click on the pen drive icon in my computer to open it.1. Right click on the Removable pen drive in My Computer

1. Right click on the Removable pen drive in My Computer

2. Select Properties --->Tools.
3. Click the Back Up --> Choose the file to back up from your pen drive.
4. Choose the Destination path where you want to store the back up files.

This is very easy isn't it?

How a virus in your pen drive infects?

2009-06-02T07:17:00.005-07:00

Most of the active viruses infect your windows system as soon as you double click on the Pen Drive icon in ' my computer'. As virus always creates a autorun.inf file which is a system ,hidden and a read only file on your pen drive. It point to the main virus file which is also located on the pen drive. When user double clicks on the pen drive files pointed by the autorun.inf got executed which copies the virus files on your system.

You can check whether your pen drive infects from a virus or no by right click on the pen drive. The Autorun file entries in some special characters like $%@&* when you right click on the drive.

You can fixed this problem by

1. Scan Your Pen Drive:

Whenever you insert your pen drive / portable drive into USB port on your system make sure to run a virus scan with your anti virus before opening your pen drive.

2.Disable Autorun on Your Pen Drive:

First go to Start --> Run and type gpedit.msc and press Enter. This will open Group policy editor.
Browse to Administrative templates --> System--> double click on Turn off Autoplay click on Enabled.
Under Settings --> Select All Drives in the drop down list and click Ok.

Format a pen drive

2009-05-29T22:31:00.001-07:00

Today I'm going to tell you how to format a pen drive using command prompt.It's very easy.

First go to comman prompt .Start-->Run.

There will be a dialogbox, Type command prompt in the dialog box

Then C:/documents and settings prompt will appear.

Then type format x (x is the driver letter) and press ENTER

After that you have to enter the volume lable of the pen drive correctly and press ENTER.

Then a prompt will appear.Select Y (yes) command.

Format will start.

Sound Card

2009-05-29T22:31:00.000-07:00

Functions of a Sound Card
**MIc In - to microphone
**Line In - this connectto a nonamplifide audio device
**Speaker out - to the speaker
**Line out - to external line in device(not to the speaker)
Generating Sound
When we insert a CD and open the sound file the above table moves to main memory.
The processor alongs with the speaaker generates physical movements which we here as sound.
Generating of sound is called Synthesize
*FM Synthesize *Wave Table Synthesize

**FM Synthesize(Frequency Modulation)
Individual sound sa,ples are generated by oscillators and are combined to form the complete sound .Most sound cards are Fm type.
Advantage
*Cheaper
*Low CPU utilitization
Disadvantage
*Low quality
**Wave Table Synthesize
Real world sound samples are stored in a ROM and are used to generate required soud
Advantage
*Good Sound Quality
Disadvantages
*Expensive
*Higher CPU utilitization

Display your web site logo on the address bar

2009-05-28T08:49:00.000-07:00

Do want to make your web site standout in crowded favorites lists in browsers and address bars with your logo? It's very easy you've to follow only Two steps only.
First step
you have to create a 16x16 pixels logo for your site; a very tiny logo to be specific. It should be saved as a Windows icon file (logo.ico for example).
When you have an icon file with your logo,then follow the last step.
Second step (Last step)
If you have access to the root of your web site, simply save your icon file as "logo.ico" there. For example, if your web site is "www.no1-tutorial.co.cc", your icon file should be available at "www.no1-tutorial.co.cc/logo.ico". The web browser will look for logo.ico whenever your site is added to the favorites list and if it is found at the root of your web site, the icon will appear next to the link to your site.

Computer Backups

2009-05-25T07:02:00.000-07:00

Backup your data on your computer is very important, here is the way how to create backups using Windows XP

1. First go to Start Menu
2. Then choose All Programs ==> Accessories ==> System Tools, and finally Backup
3. The Backup and Restore Wizard will appear. Here you can choose to either Backup or Restore
4. choose Backups and Click next
5. Then you must choose what to backup. Select the one you want and click next.
* My Documents and settings only
* Everyone's Documents and Settings
* All the information on your computer, making a complete recovery disk. (wow)
* Let me choose what to backup
A screen will appear according to your choice.
6. Then you have to choose where to save your backup file. ( usually save it on the desktop so we can transfer it to a disk for safe keeping.)
7. Click finish to start the backup process

Warnings

Do not use a computer while a back-up is in progress. If you change a file during the back-up operation, you will not know which version was actually saved, or you could halt or corrupt the back-up. It will also slow your computer down.
Do not leave your back-up media in an environment that has a tendency to get wet or is not climate controlled. Computer equipment is fairly sensitive, and there is a chance you will lose your back-ups.

Tips

Backing up your computer can take a long time, especially if you have quite a bit of data you would like to keep. Plan the backup for a time that your computer will be on (or you purposefully leave it on), but a time that you will not be using the files.
Set a schedule to backup all of your important files. Depending on how often you use your computer and the files change, you can set it in most program to run however often you like. Just remember to have media ready and the computer on when it is time for backups.
Keep your back-ups in a safe place away from environmental hazards. Depending on how important it is, fire safes and safety deposit boxes are great places to keep back-up media. If they are not very critical, filing cabinets or desks are fine places.
Make sure your back-up process completes successfully before using your computer again.

Types of Backup

2009-05-25T06:35:00.000-07:00

Backups are generally divided into the following categories.

Full backup
Differential backup
Incremental backup
Delta backup
Logging

Full Backup

A complete set of all files you wish to back up. Think of this as your 'reference set'. You only need perform a full backup occasionally.The goal of full backup is to make a true copy of the data to be backed up on a separate medium like DVD ,CD etc... Because of large volumes of data, full backup can be slow and can cause availability problems because it creates long and intense and even expensive access disks, given the capacity that is necessary.

Incremental Backup

Incremental backup is a backup of those files which have changed since the last backup of any type.. This type of backup is more effective than a full backup because it focuses specifically on the modified files with a weaker storage space but, on the other hand, requires having previous backups in order to restore the full backup. Makes the job of restoring files fiddly, as you have to reinstall the last full backup first, then all subsequent incremental backups in the correct order; also makes it hard to locate a particular file in the backup set.

Differential Backup

Differential backup focuses specifically on the files that have been modified since the last full backup, which makes this backup slower and more expensive in storage space than an incremental backup but also more reliable because on the full backup is needed to restore the backed up data. Redundant information stored, because each backup stores much of the same information plus the latest information added or created since the last full backup. Subsequent differential backups take longer and longer as more files are changed

Delta Backup

Delta backup is an incremental backup of data elements with a fine data granularity,

What is Intranet?

2009-05-25T06:19:00.000-07:00

An intranet is a private network that is contained within an enterprise. It may consist of many interlinked local area networks and also use leased lines in the WAN. Typically, an intranet includes connections through one or more gateway computers to the outside Internet.
The main purpose of an intranet is to share company information and computing resources among employees.
General looks like a private version of the Internet.An intranet uses HTTp,TCP/IP and other Internet protocols.With tunneling, companies can send private messages through the public network, using the public network with special encryption/decryption and other security safeguards to connect one part of their intranet to another.

Typically, larger enterprises allow users within their intranet to access the public Internet through firewall servers that have the ability to screen messages in both directions so that company security is maintained.

Find who is Invisible on Yahoo messenger

2009-05-24T06:36:00.000-07:00

Sometimes some of your friends who appear offline in yahoo messenger may not be actually offline, they may in the 'Invisible' mode.

There is this small trick that you can use to find out what the truth is.

First open your yahoo messenger main window and double click on the name of the person whom you want to check. (The chat window will open obviously.)

Click IMVironment button, select See all IMVironments.
Then select Yahoo! Tools or Interactive Fun and click on Doodle.
After loading the Doodle imvironment there can be two possibilities

1.If the user is offline Doodle are will show this "waiting for your friend to load Doodle" continuously .
2. If the user is online (but in invisible mode), after few seconds (it can take up to one minute, depending on your connection speed), you should get a blank page. So you know that the user is online.

speed up computer

2009-05-09T04:03:00.000-07:00

Do you want to improve speed of your computer?Microsoft Windows boot up can be slow because of variety of issues.Here today I'm going to tell you various suggestions and tips that can help improve the overall speed of your computers startup.

Hard disk drive space

Make sure your computer hard disk drive has 250MB or more of available disk space.
Because if your computer does not have at least 250MB of free available hard disk drive space this can cause an overall slowdown with your computer as well as decrease the boot time.

Disable startup programs

One of the main causes of a slow boot in Windows is programs that are loading up as the computer starts up to remain active in memory are often.
Disabling programs you don't often use from automatically starting up each time the computer boots can increase the boot time.A program that makes managing your Windows startup programs easily is Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel. Using this program you can disable any program in any of the locations programs use to start themselves automatically.

Add memory (RAM)

You can increase overall speed of the computer by adding additional memory (RAM) to the computer and in some cases can also increase the load times of your computer. Today, I suggest all computers be running a minimum of 1GB of memory in their computer. If your computer is running less than this it may be time to upgrade.

Scandisk / Defrag

Running Microsoft ScanDisk and Defrag or similar disk utilities on the computer can help verify the hard disk drive has no errors as well as make sure the data on the hard disk drive is organized in the most efficient method.

Update drivers and Windows

Corrupt, incorrect, and/or out-of-date drivers can cause a number of different issues. Make sure your computer has the latest drivers as well as any available Microsoft Windows updates.

Format and reinstall

If after following all the above steps your computer still seems to be slow you may wan to erase everything from the computer and re-install Windows. This will clean your computer and make it like new.

Alternative solutions:

In addition to those steps recommended above if you use your computer frequently you may also want to consider either not turning off the computer or having your computer go into a hibernation mode when shutting it down or pressing the power button.

Google Tips

2009-05-07T06:38:00.000-07:00

**If you want to search about areas just visit Google Local enter the area you want to search and the keyword of the place you want to find.
Eg-if you want to search schools in your area just type schools at the above link would display local schools.

**If you want to Track airline flight ; Enter the airline and flight number to display the status of an airline flight and it's arrival time. For example, type: AirLanka 486 to display this flight information if available.

**If you want to get results only from certain file type- Add filetype: to your search to display results that only match a certain file type. For example, if you wanted to display PDF results only type: "dell xps" filetype:pdf -- (this way is good to find online manuals.)

**You can quickly get to a stock quote price, chart, and related links by typing the stock symbol in Google.

** Enter a full phone number with area code and find the name and address associated with that phone number.

**Group your search query to find better results. Eg-"Internet Tips"

Create a shortcut key for Internet Web pages

2009-04-22T09:09:00.000-07:00

Do you want to create a shortcut to a favorite web page?
Yes ,it's very simple thing . You can create it by creating a shortcut to the web page or URL.

For Internet Explorer users

*Right-clicking on an empty spot of a web page
* click 'Create Shortcut'.
*Once the shortcut has been created locate the shortcut
*Then right-click or view the properties of that shortcut.
*Assign a new shortcut key
* click OK.
**Now you can click the shortcut key when you want to load your webpage ;the web page will be automatically loaded.

IMPROVE PERFORMANCE BY FREEING DISK SPACE

2009-04-05T07:58:00.000-07:00

Free up disk space

You can improve the performance of your computer by freeing disk space. you can use Disk Cleanup tool to free up space on your hard disk.
Use Disk Cleanup to:

•Remove temporary Internet files.
•Remove downloaded program files
•Empty the Recycle Bin.
•Remove Windows temporary files.
•Remove optional Windows components that you don't use.
•Remove installed programs that you no longer use.

To use Disk Cleanup

1.Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives are available, you might be prompted to specify which drive you want to clean.

2.In the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to delete list.
Image of Disk Cleanup for dialog box

Choose the files that you want to delete.

3.Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.

4.When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click Yes.

After a few minutes, the process completes and the Disk Cleanup dialog box closes, leaving your computer cleaner and performing better.

IE Cookies Enable

2009-03-14T22:23:00.002-07:00

What is a cookie?
Cookie is a Text File that web server can store on a user's hard and retrieve it later.This text file contains useful information such as user preferences,shopping cart selections etc. This file can contain up to 4000 characters. A cookie does not collect information about you or take any files from your computer. It is solely used to enable you to have a faster and more pleasant experience on the internet.

How to Enable and Disable cookies

Sometimes we might need to enable or disable cookies in Internet Explorer. You must have seen that message that comes up saying, "to enter this page you must enable cookies in "Internet Explorer" & "Mozilla Firefox".
How to enable (or disable) cookies

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. From the toolbar select Tools.
3. Select Internet Options
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Click Advanced
6. Place a check in the Override Automatic Cookie Handling check box.
7. Under First Party Cookies, select the Accept option.
8. Under Third Party Cookies, select the Accept option.
9. Click OK.
10. In the Internet Options window, click on OK.

How to enable (or disable) cookies in Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Tools menu at the top of the browser window
2. Then select Internet Options
3. Go to the Privacy tab .
4. In cookies section unchecked Accept cookies from site.
5. Select OK.

How to remove cookies in your computer (in Mozilla Firefox)

1.Open the Tools menu at the top of the browser window
2. Then select Internet Options
3. Go to the Privacy tab .
4. In cookies section click Show Cookies.
Here you can see the cookies which are in your computer
5.Then click remove all cookies button
6.Then press Ok.

2009-03-14T22:23:00.001-07:00

what is cookie?
Cookie is a text File that web server can store on a user,s hard and retrieve it later.This textfile contains useful information such as user prefernces ,shopping cart selections etc.this file can contain up to 4000 characters.A cookie does not collect information about you or take any files from your computer. It is solely used to enable you to have a faster and more pleasant experience on the internet

How to Enable and Disable cookies

Sometimes we might need to enable or disable cookies in Internet Explorer. You must have seen that message that comes up saying, "to enter this page you must enable cookies in "Internet Explorer" & "Mozilla Firefox".
.

How to enable (or disable) cookies in Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Tools menu at the top of the browser window
2. Then select Internet Options
3. Go to the Privacy tab .
4. In cookies section unchecked Accept cookies from site
5. Select OK

How to remove cookies in your computer (in Mozilla Firefox)

1.Open the Tools menu at the top of the browser window
2. Then select Internet Options
3. Go to the Privacy tab .
4. In cookies section click Show Cookies
Here you can see the cookies which are in your computer
5.then click remove all cookies button
6.Then press ok

How to enable (or disable) cookies

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7:

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. From the toolbar select Tools
3. Select Internet Options
4. Select the Privacy tab
5. Click Advanced
6. Place a check in the Override Automatic Cookie Handling check box.
7. Under First Party Cookies, select the Accept option.
8. Under Third Party Cookies, select the Accept option.
9. Click OK.
10. In the Internet Options window, click on OK

Backup Your Email Account Settings in Outlook Express

2009-03-11T08:59:00.001-07:00

Do you have to manually set email account settings every time you format or get a new computer?
Today I'm going to tell you how to save your email account settings to find your settings if something goes wrong.

Export your Email Account Settings from Outlook Express:

1. Open Outlook Express
2. Go to Tools menu & click Accounts.
3. Then on the Mail tab, choose the mail account (that you want to export).
4. Then click Export from the right side menu
5. In the Save In box, the file name will be filled in for you. (It usually gets saved to My Documents.)
6. Then click Save
7. Copy this file to your backup disk

Import your email account settings into Outlook :

1. Insert your backup disk
2. Open Outlook Express
3. On the Tools menu, click Accounts
4. Choose the Mail tab
5. Then click on Import and locate the file (on your backup disc)
6. Click on your file. That's it. Now you can check your email.

Note
*You can import your email account settings into Windows Mail also

Tips for Speedup Loading WebPages

2009-03-11T08:59:00.000-07:00

When building web pages, one of the most important factors to consider is the time it takes for your page to load. Here are some tips to speedup your web page

Spread your Content : You can speedup loading your web pages by producing smaller web pages.Don't put all of your informations/data into one page. (This also helps the user becourse they can read exactly what they want , instead of having to read through unnecessary information.)

Optimize Graphics in your web page

Use Text Links instead of graphic buttons : text loads more faster than graphics .

simple designs : Simple designs make it easy for the user to navigate around your page.

Use Tables : Browsers load the layout of each table before loading the content into it. If you put all the content on your page into one table, then your customers will see only a blank page until the layout of the page is completed. If you use many outer tables to present the page displays the content of each table as soon as its elements are loaded.
Optimize your HTML code : Make sure your html is correct.Mistakes in your HTML can cause delays and even error messages. Do not put unnecessary tags and incorrect image sources.
Minimize use of graphics, Flash, scripts Flashing and moving pictures : I know many people use these things make their web pages look great;but when they take too long to load, the customer gets impatient and leaves. (If you want to have something fancy, be sure to see how it loads and optimize it to work better.)

Use Server Side Include (SSI) files : SSI files once called from the web server reside in its cache so on subsequent requests they load faster.

ON Screen Keyboard

2009-03-05T23:51:00.000-08:00

Why you would need an on screen keyboard?.
Great for people with disabilities that find it easier to use a mouse rather than a keyboard.Also if you missing a few keys off your pc or laptop keyboard.. They were not cheap to replace either.you can use this.

There are 2 ways to bring up the on screen keyboard,

First Way
1. Click on start
2. Choose run
3.Then type OSK
4. Here the keyboard will come up
Seconed way
1. Click on start.
2. Then choose All Programs==>Accessories==>Accessibility==>Onscreen keyboard

If you want you can make a shortcut to it on the desktop. Here's how.
1. Right click on the desktop
2. Choose new.
3.Then choose shortcut.
4. Type osk ==> click next ==> click finish.
5. An icon will now be on the desktop.

Login to your user account automatically

2009-03-03T23:51:00.000-08:00

Why would you want to login to your user account automatically?

* There is nothing important on your computer.
* The computer is for a child to play games on.
* You are lazy and don't want to type in a password.'
* You want to access your computer quickly.
* You are the only user on the computer.
* You are not worried if anyone uses your computer.
( you can only automatically login to one user account at a time, therefore one username can only be set to automatic. To change which account you want to login to you must disable the previous one by replacing the tick in the box Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.)

1. First go to the start menu and choose run. .
2. Type control userpasswords2 in the run box
3. Select a user name by clicking on it once (making it blue.)
4.Now untick(unchecked) the box that says Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer.
5.Then press apply.
6.Now you have to enter the user name password twice and press ok.(if you want you can leave it blank)
7. Then Press ok ( It'll atomatically exit the User account window.)
When you start the computer next time you can automatically log into your computer

* Just remember that if you set your computer to automatic login then anyone who turns your computer on can access your user account and all the files and folders.

Create A Backup of your computer data using Windows XP

2009-03-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

Backup your data on your computer is very important, here is the way how to create backups using Windows XP

Do not use a computer while a back-up is in progress. If you change a file during the back-up operation, you will not know which version was actually saved, or you could halt or corrupt the back-up. It will also slow your computer down.
Do not leave your back-up media in an environment that has a tendency to get wet or is not climate controlled. Computer equipment is fairly sensitive, and there is a chance you will lose your back-ups.

Tips

Backing up your computer can take a long time, especially if you have quite a bit of data you would like to keep. Plan the backup for a time that your computer will be on (or you purposefully leave it on), but a time that you will not be using the files.
Set a schedule to backup all of your important files. Depending on how often you use your computer and the files change, you can set it in most program to run however often you like. Just remember to have media ready and the computer on when it is time for backups.
Keep your back-ups in a safe place away from environmental hazards. Depending on how important it is, fire safes and safety deposit boxes are great places to keep back-up media. If they are not very critical, filing cabinets or desks are fine places.
Make sure your back-up process completes successfully before using your computer again.

How to check hard drive disc for bad sectors and errors

2009-02-28T20:14:00.000-08:00

Yahoo!7

2009-02-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

I was wondering when i log to mjy yahoo account it's appear as Yahoo!7 . It's little bit differnt from Yahoo!.I think sometimes you also wondering about that. here i found some information about Yahoo!7.

*Yahoo!7 is a 50-50 partnership between the Seven Network(Seven Media Group) and Yahoo! Inc. in Australia.It has launched in February 2006.

Yahoo!7 content is an amalgamation of consumer applications such as email , search and instant messaging, with local television and print content.
Yahoo!7 offers a search engine as well as other vertical search services such as Yahoo!7 Image, Yahoo!7 Video, Yahoo!7 Local, Yahoo!7 News, and Yahoo!7 Shopping Search.
Yahoo!7 Mail and Yahoo!7 Messenger, as well as social networking services and user-generated content in products such as My Web, Yahoo!7 Groups, Yahoo!7 Video, Jumpcut and Flickr are some internet communication services that Yahoo!7 offers

Gmail keyboard shortcuts

2009-02-23T05:57:00.000-08:00

Do you like to Compose, mark as read, archive and much more with the press of a button.?Here is some shortcut keys use in Gmail.

Characters

a => Reply all Replies to all message recipients
c => Allows to compose a new message.
e => Archive conversation from any view.
f => Forwards a message.
k => moves cursor to a more recent conversation.
j => moves cursor to the next oldest conversation.
l => Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation
m => Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.
n => Moves cursor to the next message.
o => Opens your conversation.
p => Moves cursor to the previous message.
q => Move cursor to chat search
r => Replies to the message sender
s => Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation.
u => Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
!=> Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
Removes the cursor from your current input field.
+ s => Save draft
# => Delete
/ => Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box
+ i => Mark as read Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.
+ u => Mark as unread Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.
+ n=> Update current conversation Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.
* then n => Select none Deselects all mail.
* then r => Select read Selects all mail you've read.
* then u => Select unread Selects all unread mail.
* then s => Select starred Selects all starred mail.
* then t => Select unstarred Selects all unstarred mail.

AccessYahoo! Mail Account in Mozilla Thunderbird

2009-02-19T02:03:00.000-08:00

To set up a free Yahoo! Mail account in Mozilla Thunderbird:

* First install YPOPs! and make sure it is running.
#Then Select Tools | Account Settings... from the menu in Mozilla Thunderbird.
# Then Click Add Account....
# Select Email account
# Click Continue.
# Then enter your name under Your Name:.and type your Yahoo! Mail address (for example "abc@yahoo.com","abc@ymail.com") under Email Address:.
# Click Continue.
# Then select POP under Select the type of incoming server you are using..
# Type "localhost" under Incoming Server:.

#If you use Windows Vista or run into troubles later, try using "127.0.0.1" *

# Click Continue.
#Now click Done.

CleanYour Keyboard (Desktop Computer)

2009-02-18T08:36:00.000-08:00

** First you have to disconnect the keyboard from the computer.

** Then turn the keyboard upside down and over a trash can and gently shake the keyboard to remove dirt from between the keys.
( you can give it a few short blasts of compressed air to help remove debris.also it is ok to give the keyboard a few slaps on its back side to jar loose any foreign material inside.

**Next,moisten a soft cloth with a gentle cleaning agent to clean between the keys . Or, you can moisten a cue tip with alcohol and gently clean between the keys if you like.

** Finaly Reconnect the dry keyboard.

What is ASP.NET 2.0?

2009-02-16T07:07:00.000-08:00

*ASP.NET is a programming framework built on the common language runtime that can be used on a server to build powerful web applications.
*The first version of ASP.NET offered several important advantages over previous web development models.
*ASP.NET 2.0 improves upon that foundation by adding support for several new and exciting features in the areas of developer productivity, administration and management, extensibility and performance.

ASP.NET 2.0

*When you create web application you could use many solutions.
The most common types of pages are Active Server Pages(aspx/asp) and basic html.
*Execution time is one of the benifit in which ASp.NET 2.0 stands out above the rest.
*When an ASP>NET page is requested the first time a compiled copy is placed into memory on the server for the next request.
*This provides for great performance gains over interpreted languages.

WHAT IS .NET ?

2009-02-16T06:49:00.001-08:00

.NET is Microsoft's strategy of software that provides services to people any time, any place, on any device.
An accurate definition of .NET is it's an XML web services platform which allows us to build rich .NET applications, which allows users to interact with the internet using wide range of smart devices ( tablet devices, pocket PC's, web phones etc. )

Which allows to build and integrate web services and which comes with many rich set of tools like Visual Studio to fully develop and build those applications.

.NET FRAMEWORK.

* .NET is a " Software Platform ". It is a lanuageneutral environment for developing rich .NET experiences and building applications that can easily and securely operate within it.
* When developed applications are deployed, those applications will target .NET and will execute wherever .NET is implemented instead of targeting a particular Hardware/OS combination.
* The components that make up the .NET platform are collectively called the .NET framework.

.NET Framework Components

Common Language runtime (CLR)
Class Libraries

Find Somebody's Email Address

2009-02-15T01:56:00.000-08:00

Don't you like to find e-mail address of your friends or your favourite one or an actor ?
I know it's difficult to finding somebody's email address . If you know something about the person whose address you are looking for (the name, for example), you can treat this problem of search like any other: pour what you have into a good search engine and hope that it will come up with something relevant.
You can find Somebody's Email Address by Searching the Web

To find somebody's email address via the web:

* Start by typing the person's name in one of the major search engines like Google or Yahoo!.
* The pages that come up may not only contain your search target's name but also their email address.

If you get lots of results or are not sure you have indeed found the person you are looking for:

* Try adding other other data you might know to your query.
eg -Maybe you know the person's profession, a nickname, a pet's name, a hobby, friends, addresses, or something similar.
Just try it

What is Google Chrome

2009-02-15T01:35:00.000-08:00

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google and based on the WebKit layout engine and application framework. In January 2009, It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. The public stable release was on December 11, 2008.

Chromium is the open source project behind Google Chrome. The Google-authored portion of it is released under the BSD license, with other parts being subject to a variety of different permissive open-source licenses, including the MIT License, the LGPL, the Microsoft Permissive License and a MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license.
It implements the same feature set as Chrome, but has a slightly different logo.

Advantages
*It has a very simple design, which allows us to browse faster than any internet browser out there.
*Chrome periodically downloads updates of two blacklists (one for phishing and one for malware), and warns users when they attempt to visit a harmful site. This service is also made available for use by others via a free public API called "Google Safe Browsing API". Google notifies the owners of listed sites who may not be aware of the presence of the harmful software
*when you close a tab, you are virtually terminating the process. This seams to have some interesting implications on the security of the browser. If you corrupt the tab’s memspace then you will crash only that particular process. The browser and all other tabs should continue working just fine like nothing ever has happened.
The advantages are obvious: the user experience is intact. The disadvantages are that pwning might get easier.

*In Google Chrome, you can get anywhere on the Web with one box. The address bar that sits at the top of the normal Google Chrome window simplifies your Internet experience by doubling as a search box. You can also use it to bookmark websites and stay aware about the security of a website.
Google Chrome comes with bookmark facilities .
Disadvantages-
Missing status bar. Although chrome claims to be of high speed, there are slow sites where status bar helps you know that something is being done by the browser.
Missing the search bar. The address bar does both the things for you. Although it is a new approach and could be very helpful once you become used to it but could be annoying sometimes.
Missing feature to deal with RSS feeds, which is very popular nowadays.
It automatically imports all your bookmarks,passwords,etc…. without any prior information.

Change appearance in Microsoft Outlook 2007

2009-02-13T06:45:00.000-08:00

Do you want to change appearance in Microsoft Outlook 2007

But by default, when you create Notes in Microsoft Outlook 2007, they appear as medium-sized yellow notes .But if you want you can change the appearance of Notes.
just doing the following:

1. Select "Tools" --> "Options".

2. The "Options" multi-tabbed dialog box appears. Click the "Preferences" tab.

3. Underneath "Contacts and Notes", click the "Note Options" button.

4. The "Notes Options" dialog box will appears.

Click the pull-down next to "Color" to choose from one of the following colors:

**Blue
**Green
** Pink
**Yellow
**White

Click the pull-down next to "Size" to choose from one of the following sizes:

- Small
- Medium
- Large

* Click the "Font" button.Then there will be a dialog box where you can select the

font name
style
size
effects
color
script.

5. Then click "OK" on the dialog boxes to close them.

Sandisk 4GB MicroSDHC Memory Card with SD Adapter (BULK Packaging)

2009-02-08T07:34:00.001-08:00

Another great invention from SanDisk, the microSD is about a quarter of the size of an SD card and is the newest standard of SD flash memory specifically designed for use with ultra-small mobile phones and other devices. Like the miniSD, the microSD/TransFlash is ideal for use in storing media-rich files such as music, videos, and photographs in compatible mobile phones.

High storage capacity (4GB) for storing essential digital content such as high quality photos and video.

PLEASE NOTE AND READ DESCRIPTION - BULK CARD BULK CARD - NOT RETAIL PACKAGING

Optimal speed and performance for MicroSDHC compatible devices.
Warning: Please ensure that your device has a microSD slot and it must also support SDHC standard before purchasing this product. If you are not sure, please check with your cellphone company or device manufacturer prior to purchasing this product.

Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2

2009-02-07T09:01:00.000-08:00

Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2 supports the Intel D845GE chipset featuring Intel® Extreme Graphics. This desktop board has been designed to support DIMMs based on 512 Mbit technology for a maximum onboard capacity of up to 2 GB, but this technology has not been validated on this desktop board.

Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2 features

This is support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in a µPGA478 socket with a 400/533 MHz system bus and also support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in a µPGA478 socket with a 400 MHz system bus

Memory

Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Support for both single-sided or double-sided DIMMs (DDR 333/266)
Support for up to 2 GB† system memory

Video 266 MHz graphics core speed . Intel® Extreme Graphics controller

AGP connector supporting 1x, 2x, and 4x AGP cards (1.5 V only) or an AGP Digital Display (ADD) card.Integrated retention mechanism. You can experience improved visual effects and graphical accuity, as well as ultimate flexibility, with the advanced performance of this board.

Peripheral interfaces are
* Integrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0 technology:3 up to 40 times the performance of USB 1.1.

*One serial port
*One parallel port
*Two IDE interfaces with Ultra DMA 33 and ATA-66/100 support
*One diskette drive interface
* PS/2* keyboard and mouse ports
*Three fan connectors

Expansion capabilities - Six PCI bus add-in card connectors
Intel® Precision Cooling Technology: Fan speeds adjust real time according to system
temperatures to reduce unnecessary noise & energy consumption.

■ Intel® Rapid BIOS Boot: accelerates Power on Self Test (POST) for fast system access.
■ Instantly Available PC (suspend-to-RAM): enables advanced power saving features.

Define Your Own Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

2009-02-01T23:12:00.000-08:00

Today i'm going to tell you about new Gmail tip. I think it'll be vrey useful to you.........

Do you want to define Your Own Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts by changing the default Gmail keyboard shortcuts to more handy keys:?

Follow the Settings link in Gmail.
Go to the Labs category.
Then select Enable the Custom keyboard shortcuts.
Then Save Changes.
Follow the Settings link again.
This time, go to the Keyboard Shortcuts section.
Edit all desired keyboard shortcuts.
- Use '\' together with the corresponding decimal ASCII code to use non-printable characters.
- For example==>"\27" stands for ESC, and "\127" for DEL
Click Save Changes.

Check Other Email Accounts with Yahoo! Mail

2009-02-01T22:52:00.000-08:00

Do you want to Check Other Email Accounts with Yahoo! Mail ?

here is the way

To set up Yahoo! Mail for checking other email accounts:

In Yahoo! Mail:
- Select Options | Mail Options from the toolbar.
- Go to the Accounts category.
- Follow the Add or edit an account link.
Choose Check Other (POP) Mail.
Click Add.
Give the account a descriptive name under Account Name:.
Click Continue.
Enter your name under Name:.
Type the account's email address under Email:.
Click Continue.
Enter your mail server name, user name and password under Setup Mail Server.
Click Setup Mail Server.

Internet Explorer Shortcut keys

2009-01-30T05:51:00.001-08:00

Key Purpose
Print Screen => Used to capture the full screen.

Esc =>Used to stop any downloading page.

F1 => Used to open the help of Internet Explorer.
F3 => Open the search window with in explorer.
F4 => View the previously opened websites
F5 => Refresh the webpage.
F6 => Used to select the address bar.
F10 =>Used to select the main menu bar.
F11 => View webpage in Full Screen View (on/off).

Ctrl+F4 => Used to close the active windows.
Ctrl+A => Used to select the full page of active screen.
Ctrl+B => Used to open "Organize Favorites" windows to organize the list of favorites.
Ctrl+F => Used to find any word or phrase in a page.
Ctrl+H => Used to open the history of previously opened websites
Ctrl+I => Used to open the list of favorites.
Ctrl+E => Open the search window with in explorer.
Ctrl+P =>Used to send the print of active webpage.

Ctrl+O => Used to move to new location (type new website name, document or folder to open in internet explorer).
Ctrl+W => Used to close the active windows.

Ctrl+N => Used to open the active webpage in new window.

Ctrl+R => Perform same task like F5 (Refresh the active webpage).

Ctrl+Page Up => Used to move active page up.

Ctrl+Page Down => Used to move active page down.
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel => Used to change the font size of active page.

Ctrl+Enter =>Press Ctrl+Enter Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".com".

ALT+A => Used to open the list of your favorite.

ALT+D => Go to address bar.
ALT+H => Used to open internet explorer Help menu. ALT+E =>Used to open internet explorer Edit menu.
ALT+F =>Used to open internet explorer File menu.

ALT+T => Used to open internet explorer Tools menu.
ALT+V => Used to open internet explorer View menu.
ALT+F4 => Close the active internet explorer.
ALT+Home => Move to your
home page.
ALT+LEFT =>Used to move to Back page.

ALT+RIGHT => Used to move to Forward page.

Insert your Digital Signature into Word Documents!!!!!

2009-01-27T07:38:00.000-08:00

In fact you can't do your signature or your official work without papers. But I'll surprised you just read this tips how you can insert your Digital Signature into Word Documents.

Most people don't give value that there is any technique to sign files electronically and then send via fax or email.

Here is the way how to insert your signature electronically in Word documents:

*First of all scan your signature page .

*Then save image using (.GIF or .JPEG) extension.

Now you have scanned image of you signature, save the image on your computer and note that file name where you save it.

you can just use that image to when you want singn any word document

What is Hostnames???

2009-01-19T09:38:00.000-08:00

A Hostname ( sitename) is the unique name by which a network-attached device (which could consist of a computer, file server, network storage device, fax machine, copier, cable modem, etc.) is known on a network. The hostname is used to identify a particular host in various forms of electronic communication such as the World Wide Web, e-mail.

Hostnames can be a confusing as they have a double meaning.

Here are some examples:

Full Address	Hostname	Domain Name	TLD
www.no1tutorial.com	www	no1tutorial.com	com
no1tutorial.com	no1tutorial.com	no1tutorial.com	com
www.google.net	www	google.net	net
my.www.no1tutorial.com	my.www	no1tutorial.com	com

As you can see from the examples the hostname can be many different things.

If the entire address consists of only 2 parts, then the hostname is equivalent to the domain name.
If the entire address consists of more than 2 parts, then the hostname is equivalent to all the left most pieces before the right 2 parts (or the domain name)

To make things even more confusing, you can refer to the full address in its entirety as a hostname. For example, with www.no1tutorial.com:

no1tutorial.com is the domain name.
www is the hostname
www.no1tutorial.com is the hostname as well!!!

You may give your system any name provided that the full hostname is unique. The hostname may include letters, numbers and hyphens.

Google does not search the Internet when you search

2009-01-17T19:40:00.000-08:00

Many people think that Google searches the Internet when you perform a search on Google. That's not the case.

Google uses a so-called robot to surf the Internet. This robot is a simple software program that parses all web pages that it finds on the Internet and then stores the information it finds in Google's database. When you search on Google, you're actually searching the database that has been collected by that robot.

If anyone want to get high rankings on Google, they must make sure that Google's robot finds the right information on your website and that the robot writes the right information about your website in Google's database.

Speeding up your browsing

2009-01-15T10:01:00.000-08:00

Do you wan to Internet pages download faster if you devote more of your hard drive space to storing web documents. To do this, you need to increase your memory and disk caches. If you have some extra hard drive space and wish to do this:

Open up Internet Explorer.
go to the View menu & click Options.
Then Click the Advanced tab.
Click Settings.
Then simply drag the slider to a desired percentage.
Click OK (to save your settings.)

Improving browsing performance for Internet Explorer.

2009-01-15T09:08:00.000-08:00

You can improve Internet Explorer's browsing performance by disabling graphics, sound, music, video, and other multimedia files. This will allow you to browse faster and more efficiently if you are just interested in getting text.

To do this:

Click Options from the View menu.
Click the General tab (it should be the default tab).
Now you can deselect the options you don’t want to have from the Multimedia section. This way you can speed up your browser performance.

Another option is to disable ActiveX controls and plug-ins. To do this:

Click on the Security tab.
Deselect the options you want here .
Click OK to save your settings.

Internet Explora Tips

2009-01-15T08:55:00.000-08:00

********************Removing unwanted toolbars. ***********************

You may have toolbars in Internet Explorer that you don’t use. Getting rid of them can increase browsing efficiency by reducing the amount of scrolling. To remove unwanted toolbars:

From the View menu click Options.
From the General tab, under the Toolbar section, you can deselect any toolbar you wish to remove.
Click OK to save your settings.

*Removing the background picture from the Internet Explorer toolbar.**

To remove the background picture from the Internet Explorer toolbar:

Open the View menu.

Click Options.

Click the General tab.

Remove the check from the "Background Bitmap" checkbox.

Click OK to save your settings.

***********Changing the size of toolbars in Internet Explorer. ************

You can easily change the size of Internet Explorer’s toolbars if you are unhappy with them. To do this, simply click the bottom edge of the toolbar cluster and drag it until you are happy with its size.

Hiding slides in PowerPoint.

2009-01-15T05:10:00.001-08:00

Sometimes when you create a PowerPoint presentation you might not want to show all slides to all of the audiences. To hide a slide:

Click on the View menu in the toolbar.
Click on Slide Sorter.
Click on the slide that you want to hide.
Then click on Slide Show in the toolbar.

Creating Brushes

2009-01-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

Do you like to create your own brush using photoshop.....?

First you open any image you want.( Make sure its background is white. )

Then go to go to Image-->Mode-->Grayscale

After that go and open the brush palette .Then you go to that triangle in the top right corner of the palette(brushes). Select DEFINE BRUSH.
Here your brush is created. It,s very simple and very easy ......Isn't it?? Just try

Faded Boarder

2009-01-08T08:58:00.000-08:00

Do you like to fade your picture border .Here is the way how to do it using Photoshop

First open a picture that you want to fade the border .

select the rectangular marquee tool

Then select an area of the picture, (leave just enough room for the fade to show)

After that just right click the image & click feather

Typeor salect feather radius as 10 or what ever no you want [you can go higher just more rounder fade]Then click ok

Then press and hold Ctrl+ Shift + I.Now the area you originally selected and the border of the image should be selected

Then just click Delete on your keyboard
Here you have faded border .

Transparent line on a picture

2009-01-08T00:42:00.000-08:00

Some times you may also want print some transprent text on a picture .It's very simple thing.Here is the way how to do it.

1. First open your image which you want print transparent text on photofiltre.
2.Then put a box wherever you want your transparent line to be at.
3. Right click--> UNCLICK stroke and fill.
4.Then check the fill box, leave the colors alone.
5. where it says fade - opacity, move it to the left. (the more it is to the left, the more transparent it will be.)
or
*you use the line tool, and then go to Edit-->Fade & fade it to desired opacity.
6.Then click Ctrl + t to add your text.

How to rip DVD to flash

2009-01-04T08:24:00.000-08:00

Hey, do you know how to How to rip DVD to flash????????

if you want to rip DVD to flash just follow the following steps
1. Download Moyea DVD4Web converter from http://www.flash-video-mx.com/dvd4web-converter/. Launch it.

2. Import DVD file into the program
If there are DVD files in your computer, click the Load DVD button or Load IFO button, and a dialog box pops up for you to select the original DVD movies.
3. Set output file
After adding DVD movies to this DVD to Flash Converter, you can click drop-down button to open sub-directory: the titles and click drop-down button again: the chapters.
4.Then Click “Customize” button on the main interface,
5. Complete conversion
just click the start convert button to start conversion. After finishing ripping task, you can hit Open button to find the ripped files quickly and directly. Then it is ready for uploading to video share sites .

Makeover -Giving somebody a makeover

2009-01-04T07:51:00.000-08:00

1) First insert an image.

2) Now go to Layers>>Duplicate. On the second layer you just created, click on the little eye. It should look like this now:

Make sure the little eye is crossed out like in the picture!

3) Now with the Paint Brush, put the makeup where you want it to be.

4) Now click on the little eye again to make the second layer visible. Then, click on the eraser tool and change your settings to this:

5) Then carefully trace over the parts where you put the makeup. You can change the opacity to your liking.

How to install Zwinky????

2008-12-30T23:48:00.000-08:00

NOTE: Zwinky for Firefox is not supported by some webmail programs including Yahoo! Mail and MSN Hotmail.

Excite, iWon and MyWay webmail accounts, as well as most IM programs, do support Zwinky for Firefox.

Download Instructions

Installing Zwinky for Firefox is easy! Just follow the following steps:

1) You should momentarily see a pop-up box.

2) Click on the "OK" button to save the Zwinky installation program to your Desktop.

3) If you see a "Downloads" pop-up dialog box, click on the "X" in the upper right corner of the box to close

the window.

4) After the download ends, click on the "ZwinkySetup2.3.50.22.ZJfox000.exe" installation program on your Desktop.

5) Zwinky for Firefox should now be installed on your computer. The next time you start your browser, you will

see the Zwinky icon above your search box.

6) Click on these icons in your browser to use your newly installed products. It's that simple!

Note: To use Zwinky your PC must be running
Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
For more details, see Zwinky Help .

UNIX

2008-12-30T06:03:00.000-08:00

Uniplexed Information and Computig Systems

UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since. By operating system, we mean the suite of programs which make the computer work. It is a
* Portability
* Hierarchical file structure
* multi-user,
* multi-tasking system for servers, desktops and laptops.
UNIX systems also have a graphical user interface similar to Microsoft Windows which provides an easy to use environment. However, knowledge of UNIX is required for operations which aren't covered by a graphical program, or for when there is no windows interface available.
UNIX is an open source operating system.That means user has the freedom to
-develop softwares,
-same copy can use to install unix in several computers
-there is no licence to agree

Wide Area Networks

2008-12-24T08:04:00.000-08:00

A wide area network, or WAN, spans a large geographical area, often a country or continent. It contains a collection of machines intended for running user programs.

We will follow traditional usage and call these machines hosts. The hosts are connected by a communication subnet, or just subnet for short. The hosts are owned by the customers (e.g., people's personal computers), whereas the communication subnet is typically owned and operated by a telephone company or Internet service provider. The job of the subnet is to carry messages from host to host, just as the telephone system carries words from speaker to listener. Separation of the pure communication aspects of the network (the subnet) from the application aspects (the hosts), greatly simplifies the complete network design.
In most wide area networks, the subnet consists of two distinct components: transmission lines and switching elements. Transmission lines move bits between machines. They can be made of copper wire, optical fiber, or even radio links. Switching elements are specialized computers that connect three or more transmission lines. When data arrive on an incoming line, the switching element must choose an outgoing line on which to forward them. These switching computers have been called by various names in the past; the name router is now most commonly used.

Metropolitan Area Networks(MAN)

2008-12-24T07:59:00.000-08:00

A metropolitan area network, or MAN, covers a city. The best-known example of a MAN is the cable television network available in many cities. This system grew from earlier community antenna systems used in areas with poor over-the-air television reception. In these early systems, a large antenna was placed on top of a nearby hill and signal was then piped to the subscribers' houses.

At first, these were locally-designed, ad hoc systems. Then companies began jumping into the business, getting contracts from city governments to wire up an entire city.

The next step was television programming and even entire channels designed for cable only. Often these channels were highly specialized, such as all news, all sports, all cooking, all gardening, and so on. But from their inception until the late 1990s, they were intended for television reception only.
Starting when the Internet attracted a mass audience, the cable TV network operators began to realize that with some changes to the system, they could provide two-way Internet service in unused parts of the spectrum. At that point, the cable TV system began to morph from a way to distribute television to a metropolitan area network.

Broadcast networks

2008-12-11T20:32:00.001-08:00

Broadcast networks can be further divided into

static
dynamic depending on how the channel is allocated.Dynamic allocation methods for a common channel are either centralized or decentralized.

In the centralized channel allocation method, there is a single entity, for example a bus arbitration unit, which determines who goes next. It might do this by accepting requests and making a decision according to some internal algorithm. In the decentralized channel allocation method, there is no central entity; each machine must decide for itself whether to transmit. You might think that this always leads to chaos, but it does not.A typical static allocation would be to divide time into discrete intervals and use a round-robin algorithm, allowing each machine to broadcast only when its time slot comes up. Static allocation wastes channel capacity when a machine has nothing to say during its allocated slot.

Local Area Networks

2008-12-11T00:43:00.000-08:00

Local area networks, generally called LANs, are privately-owned networks within a single building or campus of up to a few kilometers in size. They are widely used to connect personal computers and workstations in company offices and factories to share resources (e.g., printers) and exchange information.
LANs are distinguished from other kinds of networks by three characteristics:

(1) their size,
(2) their transmission technology,
(3) their topology.

LANs are restricted in size, which means that the worst-case transmission time is bounded and known in advance. Knowing this bound makes it possible to use certain kinds of designs that would not otherwise be possible. It also simplifies network management.
LANs may use a transmission technology consisting of a cable to which all the machines are attached, like the telephone company party lines once used in rural areas. Traditional LANs run at speeds of 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps, have low delay (microseconds or nanoseconds), and make very few errors. Newer LANs operate at up to 10 Gbps.
Various topologies are possible for broadcast LANs. .